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Manhunt for cop killer puts Harrison case on hold
There are no new developments in the investigation of a shooting near Marvin Harrison's bar, although the case is on the back burner as police search for a bank robbery suspect who allegedly killed a police officer in Philadelphia this weekend.
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Harrison's situation downgraded in Philly
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... The bizarre incident in North Philadelphia that included Colts All-Pro wide receiver Marvin Harrison last week has been put on the back burner while authorities search for a robbery suspect who allegedly gunned down a police officer over the weekend. ...

Harrison Walks Softly, Carries Big Gun
The Sporting Blog — There were few developments over the weekend in the shooting that occurred outside of Marvin Harrison s bar in Philly. On Friday, the internets were ablaze with the story, but the investigation has been put on hold as police in Philly hunt down a cop killer. Understandable. [image] In the meantime, CBS Mike Freeman brings up a point that I think went through most of our heads on Friday: ...

POLICE EXAMINE BULLET HOLES
ProFootballTalk.com — Sal Paolantonio of ESPN is reporting that Philadelphia police examined bullet holes in two residences today when they returned to the scene of an April 29 shooting allegedly involving Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison. The report says that police returned to the scene of the crime after getting new information from a third victim of the shooting. On Saturday the Philadelphia Daily News reported that detectives were searching for someone who had contacted them and ...

Giving Them The Business!
Sports Business Digest — ... Business” is the “sort of” daily link dump for Sports Business Digest. Read and Enjoy. The business of capitalizing off of your fame; the streaker at last year’s U.S. Soccer Game, Tiffany May, just posed for Playboy. Sports Illustrated to create a fantasy football game for Facebook Lenny Dykstra and his “Players Club” magazine are having some problems. The Marvin Harrison shooting story has just gotten more interesting, unfortunately in a bad ...

Fanatic 411 - “Where did all of our readers go?” Edition
MVN RSS — ... The plot has thickened in the Marvin Harrison saga. Evidently, six of the casings found at the shooting that took place last week at Harrison’s car wash, have been directly linked to a gun owned by Harrison. Quick bit of advice… next time you decide shoot someone, make sure you don’t use a custom-made Belgian gun that’s easily identified. ...

Philly Anchor Claims “Hit” Out on Marvin Harrison
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... (We also recognize, despite our Chicago Bears fandom, that Benson had made a number of considerably poor decisions to this moment. None worse than the Bears made by drafting him, but still.) Having said that: we prefer Keith Russell put on his investigative cap and report that story for his actual employer or else burn his “Oz” DVD collection in the back yard and take a few months off to consider his action. Back to that gun: six shell casings at the scene of the shooting match the specially-made Belgian gun that Marvin Harrison owns . (And since when does Sal Paolantonio ...

Marvin Harrison Was On Someone's Hit List?
FanIQ Blog — ... Yep, this morning it was revealed by police that 6 of the bullet casings at the scene definitively came from Harrison's gun. Although that doesn't prove that Harrison fired the gun at all, it does seem a little fishy that Harrison's lawyer previously said Harrison was not present at all during the shooting incident and that his gun was not involved. ...

About Marvin Harrison and his hand cannon
Shutdown Corner — ... saga, one of which may be relevant, and one that's probably not. ESPN's Sal Paolantonio says police told him that shell casings found near Harrison's car wash came from Harrison's gun. Harrison's agent still says Harrison's gun wasn't involved in the shooting. ...

Daily Fix: If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?
Hail Mary Jane — ... Six of the casings in the recent Philly shooting are from Marvin Harrison’s gun. Wheres Johnny Cochran when you need him… oh yeah, nevermind. [ESPN] ...

Today in the NFL 5/7/08
Out of Bounds — ... stomach. No matter what the situation is between two adults, a child's safety should not be jeopardized. I hope they lock him under the jail. Randle El has arthroscopic knee surgery Redskins WR Antwaan Randle El had knee surgery on Tuesday. Reports are saying that he'll be ready to rock in time for training camp. Good for him. The Skins need as much help that they can get if they plan on making the playoffs this season. More on the Marvin Harrison Case Check out the video here ...

Has Marvin Harrison's Shady Past (And Present) Finally Caught Up To Him? [Marvin Harrison's End Game]
Deadspin — The muddled circumstances surrounding Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison's invovement in a shooting last week are slowly coming together. The facts: it was Harrison's gun that was used; six casings from his gun were found; Harrison was interviewed and had a fistfight with a man; some people got shot. The witnesses and victims of the alleged crime are still being pieced together. According to some police sources, there are a lot of conflicting stories surfacing, some as a result of individuals hoping to shake down and cash-in on Harrison's ...

Harrison Tells Colts He’s Not Involved in Shooting
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... Well… hell. This must be heartbreaking for so much of the media for it to go all sideways on them like the Ray Lewis murder trial-that-wasn’t. They even had their covers ready: Don’t mind the Photoshop work. After all, TIME didn’t. Between the questionable dredging of Harrison’s past to show his clear violent tendencies (that weren’t so clear, really) and rough family history to the emphasis on the seediness of the area where Harrison owns his businesses to ...

The Chicks’ Fantasy Tips: ‘Tis Better to Receive
ChicksInTheHuddle.com — ... 5. Reggie Wayne (Colts)- While Marvin Harrison is busy recovering his guns from crime scenes, Peyton Manning needs someone to throw the ball to. Enter Reggie Wayne. (The 1,500 yards and 10 TDs he racked up last season don’t hurt either.) ...

Marvin Harrison really dislikes the media
Stampede Blue — ... in Philly making allegations that Harrison was the target of a mob hit, it was ESPN's Sal Paolantonio berating Harrison for having the gall to maintain relations in the neighborhood he grew up in. Classless and unprofessional are the only ways one can describe the level of journalism displayed by media who covered this. Fanning the flames on the blogosphere was Mike Florio, the National Inquirer of the Internet. But as bad as all those scmhucks were, my favorite line came from ...

Divisional Power Rankings: Down goes the AFC West
Shutdown Corner — ... their divisional matchup rotation pits the Cowboys, Eagles, Giants and Redskins against the AFC North and NFC West, the two worst divisions in football. That's bad news for the rest of the conference. 2) NFC South (7-3, #2) Atlanta's 2-2 is a mirage that should quickly fade to 5-11, but each of the other three NFC South teams are primed for a playoff run. 3) AFC South (3-3, #3) It feels like the Colts have fallen off the face of the earth, sort olf like that Marvin Harrison shooting story. 4) AFC East (6-2, #5) Brett Favre throwing ...

The Monday Football Column, Week 6 :: Taking a Ride in the NFL Car
JoeSportsFan.com — ... Driving onto a dirt and grass field can get the car dirty, though, so we took a trip to Marvin Harrison’s car wash where we were bombarded by random gunfire. I honestly thought I was going to die!!! Lo and behold, we survived the wash and left with a sparkling car. As we were pulling out of the lot, Plaxico Burress took a metal bat to the front and back fenders just for good measure. As he put it, “Ain’t no way you send a rental car back ...

Is Marvin Harrison a Bad Person?
The Sports Complex — ... guy” receiver, someone who shut up, played football, caught touchdowns, then politely walked off the field. In an NFL besieged with T.O.’s, Chad Johnson’s, and Joe Horn’s, he was a breath of fresh air, someone who pundits could point to and not be upset (naturally they used him as a platform to be upset with others instead, but that is neither here nor there). Recently, however, that has all seemed to change. First he was linked to a shooting outside of Playmakers, his north Philly bar, a situation which has only ...

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Wading Into This Marvin Harrison Mess
thebiglead.com 5/6/2008 — The Philadelphia Daily News describes last week’s shooting in which Colts receiver Marvin Harrison has been questioned by police - for four hours - as puzzling. Summary: A man - still unidentified, but we know he is convicted felon who was ...